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Chronology
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ABBREVIATIONS
AN, www.ArabicNews.com
BBC, www.bbc.co.uk
FT, Financial Times
The Estimate
The Guardian, www.guardian.co.uk
MEO, www.middleeastonline.com
NYT, The New York Times
Radio Free Europe, Caucus Report
WP, The Washington Post
WSJ, The Wall Street Journal
Arab-Israeli Conflict
See also Israel and Palestinian Affairs
April 19: Israeli forces invaded Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Strip, killing two and...
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For you, Prime Minister, the war is far from over
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The Sunday Telegraph London
; It had been a near thing, but now, at last, it was over. "What's going on over there?" the Prime Minister asked. "How does it all feel?" It was June 10, the day of the European and local elections and Mr Blair - still in Sea Island, Georgia for the G8 summit - was officially checking in with a
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The Christian Science Monitor
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Blair's folly: insistent on gaining support for an unpopular war, Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair put his reputation on the line.
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The Sunday Telegraph London
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Evening Standard - London
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Major turn-off: broadcasting and politics. (BBC broadcast of interview with Prime Minister John Major banned by Scottish court)
The Economist (US)
; ... might yet see their access to television news restricted by red tape and repeated court ... closed. Tony Hall, managing director of BBC news and current affairs, asserts that broadcasters ... will lead to better, rather than worse, news broadcasting. Laws requiring balance ...
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 "The Independent (Bangladesh)")
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Senior lawyers preparing to file contempt petition against Prime Minister, THE INDEPENDENT
The Independent (Bangladesh)
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